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   removal

   /rɪˈmuːvl/

   noun

   • 1. the action of taking away or abolishing something unwanted: "the removal of the brain tumour" Similar taking awaymovingcarrying awayshiftingtransfertransportingconfiscationwithdrawalabolitioneliminationdoing away withtaking awaydeletioneliminationerasingrubbing outerasureeffacingobliterationuprootingeradicationdestructionOpposite installationintroductionbringing in
   • ▪ the transfer of furniture and other contents when moving house: "removal men"
   • ▪ the dismissal of someone from a job: "opposition parties demanded his immediate removal from office" Similar dismissalevictionejectionexpulsionthrowing outoustingdislodgementdisplacementpurgingunseatingdepositiondethronementdethroningousterinformal:sackingfiringdefenestrationOpposite appointment
   • ▪ the forcing of individuals or communities to leave their place of residence, especially to move to ethnically homogeneous rural settlements. Similar movetransferrelocationflitflitting
   • ▪ the formal procedure of taking a body from the house to the church for the funeral service: "his fellow employees formed guards of honour at the removal and funeral"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREMOVAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the process of forcing someone to leave their job or position: A special meeting was called to discuss the removal of the chairman. She faced removal from office almost two years into her four-year term.

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   The meaning of REMOVAL is the act or process of removing : the fact of being removed. How to use removal in a sentence.

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   REMOVAL meaning: 1. the act of taking something or someone away from somewhere or something: 2. the business of…. Learn more.

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   Definition of removal noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREMOVAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The removal of something is the act of removing it. What they expected to be the removal of a small lump turned out to be major surgery. Parliament had decided that his removal from power was illegal. ...popular methods of hair removal. Synonyms: dismissal, expulsion, elimination, ejection More Synonyms of removal.

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   Removal definition: the act of removing. . See examples of REMOVAL used in a sentence.

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   1. the act of removing or state of being removed. 2. a. a change of residence. b. ( as modifier ): a removal company. 3. dismissal from office. 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) South African the forced displacement of a community for political or social reasons.

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   When someone is asked to step down from a job or position, it's referred to as their removal. And why not? Why is a city council member's removal from office any different from a drunken idiot's removal from a nightclub?

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    1. : to change location, station, or residence. removing from the city to the suburbs. 2. : to go away. 3. : to be capable of being removed. removability. ri-ˌmü-və-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun.

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    noun. the act of removing or state of being removed. a change of residence. ( as modifier ) a removal company. dismissal from office. the forced displacement of a community for political or social reasons. Discover More.